Record setting wins puts series' Junior Scholarship Driver in championship lead
Any racer would be happy with a win to start the racing season, so it is difficult to describe how seventeen-year-old Gianmarco Raimondo must be feeling after taking the win in both races of the Formula BMW Americas series opening round this past weekend at historic Laguna Seca Raceway. Add to that, the fact that Gianmarco is the first rookie ever to win both opening round contests and only the second driver to do so since the series started here in 2004.
Racing for series veterans Team Autotecnica, Gianmarco's races were described as "smooth, consistent and mature" as he would deal with the initial...
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